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NASA NTRS1998

STS-87 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

The STS-87 mission the flight crew, Commander Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialists Winston E. Scott, Kalpana Chawla, and Takao Doi, and Payload Specialist Leonid K. Kadenyuk present an overview of there mission. STS-87 will fly the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), the Spartan-201, the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE), the EVA Demonstration Flight Test 5 (EDFT-05). The objective of the observations are to investigate the mechanisms causing the heating of the solar corona and the acceleration of the solar wind which originates in the corona. While flying separately in the cargo bay, the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE) is an integral part of USMP-04. It is a highly sensitive instrument designed to acquire and record data of low-level aerodynamic acceleration along the orbiter's principal axes in the free-molecular flow regime at orbital altitudes and in the transition regime during re-entry. OARE data will support advances in space materials processing by providing measurements of the low-level, low frequency disturbance environment affecting various microgravity experiments. OARE data will also support advances in orbital drag prediction technology by increasing the understanding of the fundamental flow phenomena in the upper atmosphere.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-95 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

The STS-95 flight crew, Commander Curtis L. Brown, Pilot Steven W. Lindsey, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, Stephen K. Robinson, and Pedro Duque, and Payload Specialists Chiaki Mukai and John H. Glenn present a video overview of their space flight. They are seen performing pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the 'white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Once on-orbit the primary objectives include conducting a variety of science experiments in the pressurized SPACEHAB module, the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan free-flyer payload, and operations with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Orbiting Systems Test (HOST) and the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH) payloads being carried in the payload bay. Throughout the presentation, the astronauts take turns narrating particular aspects of the mission with which they were involved.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-88 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-88 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

The STS-88 flight crew, Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Nancy J. Currie, James H. Newman, Jerry L. Ross, and Sergei Krikalev present a video overview of their space flight. This is the first of three videos which show the highlights of the Endeavour mission. Important visual images include pre-launch activities such as the eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Once on-orbit crew members are seen delivering and connecting the UNITY Connecting Module to the ZARYA Control Module.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-93 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The STS-93 flight crew, Commander Eileen M. Collins, Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, and Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley, Catherine G. Coleman, and Michel Tognini are seen performing pre-launch activities such as crew suit-up, and ride out to the launch pad for an early morning launch. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the White Room for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Once on-orbit the primary objective is to deploy the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility. Throughout the presentation, the astronauts take turns narrating particular aspects of the mission with which they are involved. Coleman and Tognini command Chandra to spring-eject from its cradle in the payload bay. The crew then work on the various experiments being carried out in flight. They successfully set up the first observatory using the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWUIS). The SWUIS is used to image planets and other solar system bodies in order to explore their atmospheres and surfaces in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Tognini conducts a ham radio conversation with Jean-Pierre Haignere on the Mir Space Station. Towards the end of the mission Ashby, Hawley and Tognini set up an exercise treadmill and the Treadmill Vibration Information System (TVIS). The live footage ends with the reentry of Columbia into the Earth's Atmosphere. The night landing includes touchdown, deployment of the drag chute and crew departure from the vehicle.

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NASA NTRS1985

STS-51G Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The STS-51G flight crew, Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot John O. Creighton, Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, John M. Fabian, and Steven R Nagel, and Payload Specialists Patrick, Baudry, and Sultan Salman Al-Saud are seen performing pre-launch activities such as eating of the traditional breakfast, ride out to the launch pad, and crew suit-up for an early morning launch. Also, included are various panoramic views of Discovery on the pad. The main objective of this mission is to deploy three communication satellites. The satellites being deployed are MORE LOS-A, for Mexico; ARABSAT-A, for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization; and TELSTAR-3D, for AT&T. The crew also retrieve the SPARTAN-1 satellite. Scenes include the crew in the mess deck via video link with Mission Control Center in celebration of the 100th American in space. Al-Saud also spoke with his father in Saudi Arabia via video link. Views of certain experiments are also seen. Al-Saud is seen conducting the postural experiment, and Baudry is seen conducting the equilibrium experiments. Panoramic views of the Hawaiian Island Archipelago, and Wadi Habawnah, Saudi Arabia are also visible from the shuttle. Live footage ends with the re-entry of the vehicle into the Earth's Atmosphere, an early morning touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base and crew departure from the craft.

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NASA NTRS1999

STS-31 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The primary objective of mission STS-31 was to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope. The commander of the mission was Loren J. Shriver. The crew was pilot Charles F. Bolden, and Mission Specialists, Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless II, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. The mission was launched on April 24, 1990. This videotape shows the astronauts at their pre-launch breakfast, their final preparations for launch and boarding the Shuttle Discovery. It shows the launch and the detachment of the rocket boosters. It shows the deployment of the Hubble Telescope and the unfurling of its Solar Arrays. Other payloads include the Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment, and the Radiation Monitoring Equipment III, to measure gamma ray levels in the crew cabin. The videotape shows many shots of the Kennedy Mission Control room and the shuttle cockpit. The videotape finally shows the landing at Edwards Air Force Base, and the crew disembarking the shuttle.

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NASA NTRS1999

X-33, X-34, X-37 Press Conference (Tape 2)

Live footage shows Project Managers Susan Turner, MSFC and David Manley, Boeing Co. participating in the X-37 Briefing. NASA's Public Affairs June Malone introduced these panelists who went on to discuss the vehicle and its secondary payload. Manley mentions the X-37 capabilities, main propulsion system, its lithium iron batteries, hot control surfaces, and its fly by wire system. Turner mentions the on-board operations, the deployment of the solar arrays, and the autonomous navigation and landing system. Also included is an animation of the X-37 vehicle during flight and the secondary payload release into orbit.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-35/Astro-1: Editors Work Tape

Live footage shows preparation for the Astro-1 mission. Scenes include Payload Bay door closing, Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from OPF, the STS-35/Astro rollout to Pad-A, Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT) Servicing, and crew arrival for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Tests (TCDT). The crewmembers of STS-35, Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, and Mission Specialists Jeffrey A. Hoffman, John M. Lounge, Robert A. Parker, Samuel T. Durrance, and Ronald A. Parise, are shown participating in various training activities. Activities include driving the M113 vehicle, participating in emergency training, and addressing the press upon arrival at Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-35/Astro-1: Launch T-20 Through Orbit with Replays (Tape 2 of 2)

Live footage shows the Launch Control Center (LCC) communicating with the STS-35 Space Shuttle. Scenes include various playback launch views of STS-35. Also shown are panoramic views of the Shuttle on the launch pad, main engine start, ignition, liftoff and booster separation and various Long Range Tracker views.

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NASA NTRS1995

STS-35: Mission Highlights Resource Tape

Live footage shows the crewmembers of STS-35, Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Guy S. Gardner, Mission Specialists Jeffrey A. Hoffman, John M. Lounge, and Robert A. Parker, and Payload Specialists Samuel T. Durrance, and Ronald A. Parise, participating in the traditional breakfast prior to launch. The crew is seen suiting up, and walking out to the Astro-Van for their 1 a.m. launch. Also shown are some beautiful panoramic shots of the shuttle on the launch pad, main engine start, ignition, liftoff, and various shots of the Launch Control Center (LCC). The crew is also shown during flight performing some routine functions such as operating the trash compactor, eating, and getting into and out of their sleeping quarters. The crew is seen taking part in a conversation with the Secretary of State, and the Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union. Footage also includes the landing of Columbia, its rollout on the runway, and its crew as they depart from the vehicle.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-31: Post Flight Press Conference (Tape 2 of 2)

Live footage shows panelists answering questions from various NASA Centers. The panelists takes turn fielding questions from NASA Headquarters, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-31: Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The primary objective of STS-31 was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The flight was commanded by Loren J. Shriver. The pilot was Charles F. Bolden, Jr., and the mission specialists were Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless II, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. This videotape shows an inflight press conference that occurred after the deployment of the HST. The press gathered at the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Kennedy Space Center, asked questions mainly about the deployment of the HST.

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NASA NTRS1992

TITAN III/Mars Observer Flow Tape for Playback

Footage shows components for the Mars Observer Spacecraft during checkout. Arrival of the navigation system is also shown.

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NASA NTRS2000

Tape Measure to the Stars

Calculating distances is one of the thorniest issues of astronomy. But now there are two new, promising methods that may serve as useful yardsticks. The Chandra X-ray Observatory has demonstrated a way to measure distances within the Milky Way and perhaps to nearby galaxies by measuring the delays of X-ray photons as they scatter off intervening matter. The late Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, through its exhaustive archive of 2,700 gamma-ray bursts, has revealed patterns in these flashes of light that correspond to cosmological distances.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-46 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

Scenes of the mission highlights for the STS-46 Atlantis mission are shown. Footage shows the pre-launch activities (crew breakfast and suit-up) and launch of Atlantis. The European Retrievable Carrier's (EURECA) and the Tethered Satellite System's (TSS) pre-deploy and deployment are shown. Shots of the crew's activities and the Earth are shown, including footage taken over the Red Sea and central South America. Atlantis' landing is also shown.

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NASA NTRS1990

STS-41 Ulysses Compiled Flow Tape

Footage shows the unloading and installation of the Ulysses spacecraft into the payload bay of the Discovery Orbiter. Discovery is then seen during the rollout to the launch site.

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NASA NTRS1992

STS-46 Eureca/TSS/Compiled Tape for Editors

Compiled footage shows shots of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) lift in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, TSS move onto satellite assembly section, the Eureca arrival and offload at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Eureca instrument and tracker installation, the solar panel battery installation, and Eureca high-gain antenna deploy. The astronaut crew is seen at the O&C building for the TSS site test, and Atlantis rolls out to Pad B.

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